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Flare and Over-Pressure - Course Flyer
Flare and Over-Pressure - Course Flyer
This course is designed for managers, section heads, engineers and senior operating personnel
responsible for designing, operating, and maintaining relief and flare systems in oil and gas
facilities.
Course objectives
Purposes of relief and flare systems and their importance in safe operations
Causes of overpressure and the ways to control/mitigate
Defining the possible relief scenarios
Commonly used pressure relieving devices, selection and sizing
Determining set/relieving pressures to meet operational, safety, and code requirements
Operational considerations of maintenance, testing, certification, and disposal of fluids
Designing and operating relief and flare header systems considering fluid characteristics,
service conditions, volumes, gas dispersion, and radiation
Selection and sizing other key components of a relief/flare system
Course contents